All work
UCI Solar Airplane Project
UCI Solar Airplane
Aerodynamics for a solar-powered aircraft
- Team
- Aerodynamics
- Worked with
- Structures, propulsion, controls
- Aim
- Flight efficiency
Aerodynamics for a solar-powered aircraftUCI Solar Airplane
Overview
The project and my part
The project
The UCI Solar Airplane Project designs and builds a solar-powered aircraft. I was an aerodynamics engineer on the team from July 2025 to June 2026, working with the structures, propulsion and controls teams.
My part
- Airfoil and wing design
- Aerodynamic optimization
- Performance analysis aimed at flight efficiency
- Fitting the aerodynamic design to the structures, propulsion and controls work